With several MLS stars set to line up for new clubs in 2018, check out some of the most notable trades of the offseason.

Say this for the MLS offseason: It hasn't been dull, despite the fact that considerable oxygen has been taken up by the U.S. Soccer Federation presidential election as well as the continued angst over the future of the men's national team.

There have been notable moves on the player front, even if that has been coupled with a slow free-agent market. Meanwhile, there has been progress on the expansion front, while a new team in LAFC is racing to be ready for its debut season.

Major League Soccer is a growing league. Los Angeles Football Club joins as the 23rd team this season, with Nashville, Miami and at least three more clubs on the horizon.

Last year, Atlanta United and Minnesota United came online with different visions of how to succeed in America's top flight. The divergent paths each team went down offer ideas for the future, providing possible models for the clubs that come next. Should Atlanta's outsize ambition be a guide? Or does Minnesota's slower start...